Thiele Reaction (Thiele-Winter Acetoxylation)

J. Thiele, Ber. 31, 1247 (1898).

Formation of triacetoxy aromatic compounds by the reaction of quinones with acetic anhydride catalyzed by sulfuric acid or boron trifluoride:



Review: J. F. W. McOmie, J. N. Blatchly, Org. React. 19, 199 (1972). J. M. Blatchly et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I 1972, 2286; J. F. W. McOmie, S. A. Saleh, ibid. 1974, 384; M. Hirama, S. Ito, Chem. Letters 1977, 627. Cf. Hinsberg Sulfone Synthesis.